Category Archives: Canadian Press
Russian security agency arrests supermarket bombing suspect
MOSCOW - A man was arrested Saturday in connection with a St. Petersburg supermarket bombing that wounded 18 people, Russia’s main domestic security agency said. Eight people remain hospitalized...
Dec 30, 2017
Pakistan man exonerated after serving 9 years for blasphemy
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan’s supreme court exonerated a man convicted of blasphemy after he served nine years of a life sentence in prison. A two-judge panel of the court ruled on Friday that Mohammad...
Dec 30, 2017
2 men charged in deaths of women, children found in home
TROY, N.Y. - Two men were arrested Saturday on murder charges in the deaths of two women and two children who were found dead in their upstate New York apartment. Justin Mann and James White were arre...
Dec 30, 2017
German police union chief slams NYE 'safe zone' for women
BERLIN - A German police union boss has criticized organizers of Berlin’s annual open-air New Year’s Eve party for designating a special “safety area” for women, saying it sugg...
Dec 30, 2017
Three lessons from Canada's shootout loss to the U.S. at the world juniors
BUFFALO, N.Y. - Kieffer Bellows and Brady Tkachuk scored in the shootout as the United States beat Canada 4-3 on Friday in the first outdoor game in world junior hockey championship history. Here are ...
Dec 30, 2017
Putin voices hope for co-operation with US in letter to Trump
MOSCOW - In a New Year telegram to U.S. President Donald Trump, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin says a constructive dialogue between the two nations is essential for global stability. The Krem...
Dec 30, 2017
Egypt court jails ousted president over insulting judiciary
CAIRO - An Egyptian court convicted former Islamist President Mohammed Morsi and 19 others on Saturday of insulting the judiciary, sentencing them to three years in prison in a court session aired on ...
Dec 30, 2017
New economic protests in Tehran challenge Iran's government
TEHRAN, Iran - A wave of spontaneous protests over Iran’s weak economy swept into Tehran on Saturday, with college students and others chanting against the government just hours after hard-liner...
Dec 30, 2017
Extreme cold to test New Year's revelers; some events iced
Dress in layers, lay off the booze and bring some hand warmers. Those are some of the tips offered for the huge crowd of revelers expected in Times Square for what could be one of the coldest New Year...
Dec 30, 2017
N. Korea says won't give up nukes if US keeps up 'blackmail'
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - North Korea said Saturday that it will never give up its nuclear weapons as long as the United States and its allies continue their “blackmail and war drills” a...
Dec 30, 2017